Ash gourd or winter melon is a popular vegetable used across all cuisines in the world. It is also known by different names like white gourd, winter gourd and tallow gourd. Plants belong to vine category and bear fruits of large size when matured eaten as vegetables. Winter melon in its young days will be a fuzzy fruit with white flesh and light sweet taste. Matured fruits lose its hairs and coats itself with a waxy medium which gives them an improved shelf life.

These Ash Gourd Seeds are collected directly from Vegetable and fruit promotion council of Kerala.